Found Deceased Va - Denise Martin, 22, Virginia Beach, 19 June 2018

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Here is a short video from 13NewsNow. Right at the end they say they reached out to the medical examiner's office for the cause of death. It may be in some time today, but the video is cut-off a little at the end.

Denise Martin timeline

 

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Here we are. An email from law enforcement.

By Amy Poulter
The Virginian-Pilot
Jul 2, 2018 Updated 7 min ago
Snipped: The body was identified as Martin's in an email Monday morning from Virginia Beach police spokeswoman Linda Kuehn. She wrote that "there is no suspicion of foul play at this time."
Body found in Virginia Beach on Wednesday identified as missing 22-year-old, police say

 

[kelsie]

I just don't understand. She had her whole life ahead of her... she JUST graduated. Depression is a real .

 

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I just don't understand. She had her whole life ahead of her... she JUST graduated. Depression is a real *****.

Yes, indeed it is.

"Officially", I guess, we are still waiting on the medical examiner's report to give the "cause of death". I think it's going to be as we expect, though.

Police: No foul play suspected in death

 

[kelsie]

“She is painting the sky.” Family and friends honor life of Virginia Beach's Denise Martin.

“She is painting the sky.” Family and friends honor life of Virginia Beach's Denise Martin.

Martin’s boyfriend, Jordan Stroud, said she wanted to move to Atlanta. She was funny and laid back, he said, but also “determined as hell.” She loved painting, both casually and for theater.

Loya said their house was decorated with works from Martin’s scenic painting class. The two met in 2014 and became roommates in 2016.

“From the moment we signed our lease, we became inseparable,” Loya said. “She was my soulmate.”

Last fall, the two adopted a Beagle they named “Ophelia,” after their favorite song by The Lumineers. Ophelia’s official name was Ophelia Loya-Martin, a spin on the two friend’s last names, and they nicknamed her “Ophi.”

 

[Vail]

“She is painting the sky.” Family and friends honor life of Virginia Beach's Denise Martin.

“She is painting the sky.” Family and friends honor life of Virginia Beach's Denise Martin.

This is illuminating. Thanks for sharing.

 

[cybervampira]

Officials confirm suicide cause of Denise Martin's death

A 22-year-old woman who went missing from Virginia Beach in June committed suicide, officials confirmed.

Denise Martin died in June from self-inflicted drowning, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

 

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Officials confirm suicide cause of Denise Martin's death

Wasn't she found in a wooded area?

 

[inmyhumbleopinion]

Wasn't she found in a wooded area?

From an earlier article:
“On Wednesday morning, police knocked on doors in the 2600 block of Edgehill Ave., a residential street with a cul-de-sac. They were searching a wooded area with a canal running through it when they spotted the body.”
Virginia Beach police find body while searching for missing 22-year-old woman

The attached screenshot shows the area where she was found.

Rest in Peace, Denise.

 

[Ontario Mom]

Officials confirm suicide cause of Denise Martin's death

Self-inflicted drowning. Not a very common way of suicide, is it?

 

[Vail]

Self-inflicted drowning. Not a very common way of suicide, is it?

I'm struggling to come up with ways they could confirm this.

 

[Gardener1850]

I'm struggling to come up with ways they could confirm this.

I also wondered how they determined suicide versus accidental drowning. Perhaps she left a note? But I hope that's not all they went by.
I don't have a reference for it, but I have seen one other case where a drowning was deemed suicide and they described in detail how the man had tied his own wrists and legs together and jumped in the river. It seemed really unbelievable to be me at the time I read about it. A man found dead in the river tied up seemed like foul play to me. But I guess they could tell if he tied his own restraints versus someone else tying them. It's mind boggling the things people can do to themselves when they are deep in depression.

No matter the method, however, it's very sad she took her own life. Her family and friends must be so hurting and confused over this outcome. I wish them healing and comfort.
MOO.